Month: October 2009

With a little cooperation from Mother Nature and some smart clothing choices, we can enjoy golf on and on through the fall season.It’s a splendid time to work on your game – the courses aren’t crowded and you can accomplish a lot.Here are two fun practice ideas that I use with the Women’s Golf Team at Eastern Michigan.Don’t forget your wooly hat!

Car Trunk Lock-AwayOne of the things I like to do is play a round of golf with just a few clubs, bringing along my least-used ones.Put the rest in the car trunk or you might be tempted to pull them out.Try using as few as 2 or 3 clubs; the experience will be very educational.I had my EMU team use only their odd or even golf clubs.Besides the feedback that their bags were lighter 🙂 , they all liked the experience because they had to be creative and hit clubs different distances with smaller or bigger swings.Their creative side was turned on.

Six Club Up-and-DownChoose 6 different clubs, maybe a hybrid, 5 iron, 7 iron, 9 iron, pitching and sand wedges.It can be any combination of clubs.Pick one spot to chip from.From that spot chip one ball to the hole and putt it out.In order to get an up-and-down, your score would be 2 – one chip and one putt.Try to get up and down with each of the 6 clubs.Women on the EMU team get up and down with those 6 clubs and do it in a row!That will be the most challenging up and down game you will ever play.Hole it or not, you will learn what those 6 clubs do when you chip them, and you’ll learn to pick a different landing spot for each club.mens nike free 3.0Unleash your creativity this autumn!

Bag boy, beverage cart driver, golf pro, caddie…. Where does tipping start, and please, where does it end?Is there any one who has not driven the cart directly to their car after a round just to avoid all the confusion and save a couple of bucks?

If you play at municipal courses you probably won’t encounter tipping situations, but sooner or later in the universe of golf you’ll find yourself face to face with a person who has given you a service. What to do?We’ve collected golf tipping guidelines from local pros and from the web, mere suggestions and educated guesses to help navigate one of the biggest mysteries in golf – tipping.

Generosity generalities
Adjust gratuities according to where you’re playing and the level of service you receive.If you’re at a high-end course, tips should be higher.And if you’ve received outstanding service, a larger tip is always appropriate and welcomed.

Bag Drop
Taking your bags from car to cart, $1-3 per bag.
On the return, taking bag to car including cleaning, $2-5 per bag.

Beverage Cart Driver
25% with a $1 minimum is about right.And if it’s an outing where the refreshments are free, you should still tip.Folks rely on tips to supplement their wages.

Starter
Not usually, unless something out of the ordinary has been done.

Caddie
If you’re playing at a course with a caddie, you’re at a high-end place.Tip an experienced caddie $50, a somewhat experienced caddie $40, and a rookie $30. Caddies are usually independent contractors who rely on your tip. You don’t have to tip the caddie master.

Golf Instructor
A tip is always appreciated, but is not customary. If an instructor has rocked your golf world, go ahead and show your appreciation.

Club Personnel
If you belong to a club, don’t forget the folks who man our clubhouses, listening to our personal play-by-play wrap-ups, answering our questions, carting our clubs, attending to our needs over the whole season. Instead of handing over a tip each time you golf, you might give a larger tip a few times over the season.

“Got it!”
At moments of sheer tipping confusion at the golf course, is there a sweeter sound? My partner is handling the tip!.I vow to be better prepared next time.

WOMEN’S CLUB AT MOG

The Women’s Club is geared to women’s golf expectations, interests and talents.
A for-women, by-women initiative, the focus is on having fun and playing better – a winning combination!
The Women’s Club welcomes golfers of all ages and abilities and is free.